This special podcast with FoundersPlace.co features Watermark's 2018 Entrepreneur Conference Big Pitch Winner, Jiwon Hong, Co-founder and CEO of YesPlz!.

Jiwon Hong is the Co-founder and CEO of YesPlz, Inc. dubbed as the AI for fashion search whose mission is to make online shopping more relevant. Through YesPlz, Jiwon built a visual filter that’s fueled by AI to make searching for fashion online in tune with buyers’ style and preferences. They have a proprietary machine-learning algorithm which helps customers find the exact style that they are looking for from various online shopping destinations and sources. Originally from Korea, Jiwon had previously founded 50ml which is a marketplace online for gourmet condiments allowing local food artisans to connect with everyday consumers. (watch short promo video now)

Honored byNewsweekas one of the “Women Shaping the 21st Century,” TiffanyShlain is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, author, founder of The Webby Awards, and co-founder of two global initiatives, Character Day and 50/50 Day--unified days of film and discussion about important issues shaping our lives that unite over 100,000 live events. Character Day explores the science of character and 50/50 Day focuses on gender equity. Selected by the Albert Einstein Foundation as a contributor toGenius: 100 Visions of the Future, Tiffany's films and work have received over 80 awards and distinctions including premieres at The Sundance Film Festival and being selected by The US State Department to use her films to represent America around the world and have received over 50 million views. She serves on the Leadership Board of The Center on Media and Child Health at Harvard's Boston Children's Hospital and she is a Henry Crown Fellow of The Aspen Institute. She is currently writing a book about her family’s decade long ritual of turning off screens one day each week for what they call their Technology Shabbats. The book will be published by Simon & Schuster in 2019. Learn more about Tiffany at www.tiffanyshlain.com and follow her@tiffanyshlain!

Please join us on November 15 to celebrate our Make Your Mark Award winners, and hear Tiffany share powerful stories and insights on advancing women in positions of leadership. RSVP TODAY!

Attention entrepreneurs – and emerging entrepreneurs! Want to showcase your new idea or startup to an audience of potential investors, partners and customers? Could you use some practice pitching to top Bay Area VCs? Ready to receive some helpful suggestions on polishing your presentation?

Prizes:
• Each presenter receives one full conference pass, as well as a presentation coaching session with Nathan Gold, The Demo Coach
• Each presenter/company will be included in all Watermark conference promotions – before, during and after the event – including on our website, social and our popular email blasts